Biology, Ecology/Environmental Biology Specialization, B.S.

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Recommended Course Sequence

Freshman Year

First Semester

FY 9900 - Del Val Experience I 1 Credits
BY 1113 - Biology I 4 credits
EN 1101 - English I 3 credits
MP 1102 - College Algebra 3 credits or
MP 1203 - Elementary Functions 3 credits or
MP 1204 - Calculus I 4 credits * or
MP 3250 - Biostatistics 3 credits
CH 1103 - General Chemistry I 3 credits
CH 1103L - General Chemistry I Laboratory 1 credit
Elective 1 Credit

Total: 16-17 Credits

Second Semester

BY 1214 - Biology II 4 credits
CH 1203 - General Chemistry II 3 credits
CH 1203L - General Chemistry II Laboratory 1 credit
EN 1201 - English II 3 credits
FY 9901 - Del Val Experience II 1 Credits
IT 1011 - Information Technology Concepts 1.5 credits
IT 1012 - Computer Applications 1.5 credits
Elective 1 Credit
MP 1203 - Elementary Functions 3 credits or
MP 1204 - Calculus I 4 credits * or
Elective

Total: 18-19 Credits

Sophomore Year

First Semester

BY 2001 - Botany 4 credits
CH 2120 - Organic Chemistry I 3 credits
CH 2120L - Organic Chemistry I Laboratory 1 credit
LA 2005 - Speech 3 credits
MP 1204 - Calculus I 4 credits * or
Elective 4 credits or
Major Course 4 credits
Humanities Area 3 credits

Total: 18 Credits

* Calculus I or a science-based statistics course is the minimum mathematics requirement for the Biology major. Non-required mathematics courses are counted as electives.

Second Semester

BY 2003 - Genetics 3 credits
BY 2223 - Comparative Anatomy 4 credits
CH 2203 - Biochemistry 3 credits
CH 2203L - Biochemistry Laboratory 1 credit
CH 2220 - Organic Chemistry II 3 credits
CH 2220L - Organic Chemistry II Laboratory 1 credit
EN 2028 - Introduction to Literature 3 credits

Total: 18 Credits

Junior Year

First Semester

LA 1060 - Introduction to the Fine Arts 3 credits
LA 4037 - Non-Western Societies 3 credits
MP 2119 - Physics I 4 credits
Major Course or
Electives 4-6 credits

Total: 14-16 Credits

Second Semester

BY 2004 - Genetics Laboratory 1 credit *
MP 2219 - Physics II 4 credits
Major Course or
Electives 9-11 credits

Total: 14-16 Credits

* Genetics Laboratory may be taken any semester.

Senior Year

First Semester

BA 2008 - Macroeconomics 3 credits
BY 4110 - Seminar (Biology) 1 credit
Major Course or
Electives 9-14 credits

Total: 13-18 Credits

Second Semester

Humanities Area 3 credits
Social Science Area 3 credits
Major Courses or
Electives 6-12

Total: 12-18 Credits

Social Science Area

select one of the following:

LA 2012 - Introduction to Sociology 3 credits
PY 2036 - Introduction to Psychology 3 credits
PY 4203 - Social Psychology and Human Interaction 3 credits

Humanities Area

select two courses from the following:

LA 2040 - Modern History of Western Societies 3 credits
LA 2042 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 credits
LA 2138 - History of Western Civilization I 3 credits
LA 1032 - American History and Government Since 1877 3 credits
LA 4127 - United States Foreign Policy 3 credits

Specialization Areas

19 total credits required in each major area.

Environmental Biology

Required Courses

LAES 2004 - Soils 3 credits
BY 2108 - Ecology 4 credits
BY 3126 - Limnology 4 credits
Specialized Ecology/ Environmental Science Electives 8 credits

Total: 19 Credits

Take 8 credits from any of the following courses to fulfill the Environmental Biology requirements:

LAES 2209 - Soil Fertility and Fertilizers 3 credits
LAES 3105 - Soil Conservation 3 credits
LAES 3107 - Environmental Geology 3 credits
LAES 3140 - Environmental Impacts 3 credits
AE 3145 - Land Planning and the Law 3 credits
LAES 3216 - Soil Classification 3 credits
LAES 4010 - Soil and Environmental Planning 3 credits
LAES 4015 - Regional Land Use Planning 3 credits
LAES 4016 - Hydrogeology 3 credits
LAES 4025 - Climatology 3 credits
LAES 4043 - Applied Toxicology and Risk Assessment 3 credits
BY 2235 - Plant Communities 3 credits
BY 2240 - Ornithology 3 credits
BY 3002 - General Microbiology 4 credits
BY 3007 - Entomology 3 Credits
BY 3008 - Introduction to Earth and Space Science 3 credits
BY 3203 - Taxonomy of Vascular Plants 3 credits
BY 3250 - Tropical Ecology 4 credits
BY 4257 - Comparative Physiology 4 credits
CH 3130 - Analytical Chemistry I 4 credits
PS 4204 - Plant Pest Management 3 credits
LAES 4125 - Design Studio V: Natural Systems 3 credits
SA 3032 - Herpetology 3 credits
SA 3112 - Wildlife Management 3 credits
SA 3034 - Mammalogy 3 credits
SA 3124 - Animal Behavior 3 credits